Each area on your layout not containing track has the potential to be a remarkable diorama. Consider this an opportunity to place a little bit of your own personality into the scene. Corners can be difficult to model, space is tight, so designing a scene can be difficult if you want more than just a […]

Engine Repair and Maintenance facilities have always fascinated me, therefore I had to have one on my layout. I have also been more interested in the engines than rolling stock and have collected a fair number of engines from various railroads. Not wanting to display them on shelves, the Engine facilities had to be large […]

With the layout drawn and the space available it was finally time to start building. A large layout requires a strong base. I designed a 2×4 base and attached it directly to the stud wall, with 1×4 runners across the base. The bench work is strong, solid and level.     The area of the […]

I put a considerable amount of thought into what I wanted on a model railroad layout. Developing a list of items I want to model, how I want to operate and the time I want to represent. I decided the time period would be 1970’s to present, allowing a wide variety of engines, rolling stock […]

I came across an old map in the Quinte West Public Library showing the railroads that ran through Trenton in 1917. I was amazed that four railroads were operating here. They were the Grand Trunk -GTR (1856), Central Ontario -COR (1879), Canadian Northern -CNoR (1910) and Canadian Pacific -CPR (1914). Today there is very little […]